James I became the new patron of the company, and thus it was renamed.
They got a new patron. Originally their patron was Henry Carey, the Lord Chamberlain. After Queen Elizabeth's death in 1603, their patron was the King, James I. All Elizabethan theatre companies were the name of the patron and then "Men"; when the patron changed, the name changed.
William Shakespeare
john
English
No, although he tried to claim that he was.
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1582
he was a glove maker
William shakespeares mum
brown
406
He had a dream